The son of James and Annie Welchel Rackley, he was born Jan. 21, 1916, in Pottsville. Milton was a graduate of Arkansas Tech University. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He was a mail carrier with U.S. Postal Service for many years. Milton was a member of the Russellville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2283 and American Legion. He was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church where he was a charter member. He enjoyed gardening and wood working.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Kathryn Rackley; second wife, Wilma Rackley; his parents; a daughter, Anita Jane Rackley; one brother; and five sisters.

Left to cherish his memory are a son, Gene Rackley and wife Lynda of Cedar Hill, Texas; three grandchildren, Scott Rackley of Plano, Texas, Kathy Morse of Frisco, Texas, and Jennifer Johnson of Stephenville, Texas; and nine great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. today at Humphrey Chapel. The Revs. Devita Autry and Herchel McClurkin will officiate. Burial will be at Rest Haven Memorial Park in Russellville by Humphrey Funeral Service.

Memorials may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church, 300 N. Cumberland Ave., Russellville, AR 72801. An online obituary and guestbook are available at www.humphreyfuneral.com.